{"slug": "modis-snow", "name": "MODIS Snow Cover (MOD10A1)", "tagline": "Daily 500 m snow cover since 2000", "source": "NASA / NSIDC", "category": {"slug": "observations", "name": "Observations", "icon": "pin", "tone": "slate"}, "meta": ["500 m", "2000–present", "Global"], "thumb": "/static/catalog/thumbs/modis-snow.5e3078be1de0.jpg", "bbox": [-180.0, -90.0, 180.0, 90.0], "global": true, "access": "login", "url": "/datasets/modis-snow/", "subtitle": "MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500 m", "summary": "NDSI snow cover, snow albedo and quality flags for every day with a Terra overpass. The standard input for snowmelt model calibration.", "categories": [{"slug": "observations", "name": "Observations", "icon": "pin", "tone": "slate"}, {"slug": "climate", "name": "Climate", "icon": "cloud", "tone": "blue"}], "sources": [{"slug": "nasa", "name": "National Aeronautics and Space Administration", "label": "NASA", "url": "https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/", "page": "/sources/nasa/"}], "facts": [["Source", "NASA / NSIDC"], ["Resolution", "500 m"], ["Time span", "2000–present"], ["Temporal", "Daily"], ["Access type", "Download with free login"], ["Formats", "HDF-EOS"], ["Coverage", "Global land"]], "access_note": "Free NASA Earthdata login", "coverage": "Global land", "license": {"name": "Public domain (U.S. Government work)", "url": "https://nsidc.org/data/data-policies"}, "citation": "Hall, D. K., Riggs, G. A. (2021). MODIS/Terra Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 500m SIN Grid, Version 61. NSIDC DAAC. https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MOD10A1.061", "doi": "10.5067/MODIS/MOD10A1.061", "landing_url": "https://nsidc.org/data/mod10a1", "provider_url": "https://nsidc.org/data/mod10a1", "methods": [{"type": "cmr", "label": "MOD10A1 v61 daily tiles (latest first) from NASA Earthdata"}], "preview": null, "thumb_credit": "MODIS Terra true colour, 15 February 2024 (NASA GIBS)", "selection": [-75.0, -20.0, -50.0, 5.0], "selection_text": "-75,-20,-50,5", "snippets": {"curl": "# Earthdata login in ~/.netrc:\n# machine urs.earthdata.nasa.gov login USER password PASS\ncurl -fsSL \"https://hydrological.org/api/v1/datasets/modis-snow/links.txt?bbox=-75,-20,-50,5\" \\\n  | xargs -n 1 curl -fLO --netrc -b ~/.urs_cookies -c ~/.urs_cookies", "python": "import earthaccess  # pip install earthaccess\n\nearthaccess.login()\nresults = earthaccess.search_data(short_name=\"MOD10A1\", version=\"61\",\n                                  bounding_box=(-75, -20, -50, 5))\nearthaccess.download(results, \"data\")", "javascript": "const res = await fetch(\"https://hydrological.org/api/v1/datasets/modis-snow/links?bbox=-75,-20,-50,5\");\nconst { groups } = await res.json();\nfor (const g of groups) g.links.forEach(l => console.log(l.url));"}, "api": {"links": "/api/v1/datasets/modis-snow/links?bbox=-75,-20,-50,5", "manifest": "/api/v1/datasets/modis-snow/manifest?bbox=-75,-20,-50,5"}}